"To see anyone defending EA and Maxis for the state of SimCity, even were it in perfect working order on launch, depresses me to my core. This self-flagellation-as-skincare notion, where gamers loudly and proudly defend the destruction of their own rights as consumers, is an Orwellian perversity. That it might be considered in any way controversial to call them out on their crap, to point out that no, always-on DRM is not an advantage to anyone, is bewildering. It's a sign of just how far the gaming world has fallen into the rabbit hole of the publisher's burrowing." As usual, RPS hits the nail on the head so hard it shoots through the board.

Being a purveyor of "used games", especially those I can purchase at garage sales, it's safe to assume I'll probably never have an opportunity to play this game. By the time I get around to "owning" and playing it, EA will have probably turned off the servers and the game will cease to be playable in the used game market.

What's sad is - these game publishers are indirectly killing their own franchises by preventing real fans from going back and play the older version(s) of the games that are currently being published. When the original versions are dead and unplayable, there will be a gap where people will lose this ability in the coming decades.

Bonus: And my 3 kids are not likely to ever play it either. Considering they have inherited my frugal "get it used" strategy.